“Yes,” he hissed. “It was him who actually delivered drugs to Antonio. He just used that man to run his business while remaining in the shadows.” He gritted his teeth. “The cops weren’t supposed to investigate further after knowing about Antonio’s involvement. But to stop the drug supply in the states, they dug out that man’s history to grab his neck. And when they found out about Arthur, they immediately informed me. But I asked them not to take action against that man and Arthur right away, as I didn’t want them to get alert.”

“But why did you do that? If they had arrested him earlier, this wouldn’t have happened today. You could die!” My voice rose with each word.

His shoulders went rigid. “So could you. If I had known he was going to go after you even after knowing what I had done to Antonio, I’d have killed him even before he could think about harming you.” There was a storm brewing in his gray orbs that indicated someone’s demise. Arthur’s demise. “You were nowhere near my plan to catch him red-handed. But still, to be sure you were miles away from him while I executed my plan, I kept the guards outside. But you still left, and I had no fucking idea of what danger you were in. If it wasn’t for Duncan…”

Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath.

I ran my hand over his chest. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what was running in your head. I didn’t know about your plan. All I knew was I needed to stop you from signing the contract. I knew Arthur was going to do something.”

“You shouldn’t have gone after him to that floor. Especially when you had no one there to protect you. What were you thinking?”

Duncan must’ve told him what happened out there.

The edge of his voice told me he wanted to snap or yell, but he suppressed his anger not to raise his voice on me.

“I wasn’t thinking,” I admitted. “I know it was stupid of me. But I wanted to know who his partner in crime was. If you had told me earlier about your plan, then I wouldn’t have done that. But like always, you didn’t feel the need to tell me anything.”

He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. “I didn’t know you were aware of his double crossing. I didn’t want to stress you out. I’m sorry. But why didn’t you tell me you had doubts about him? When did you find out?”

I shrugged. “Well, I didn’t like him from the beginning. There was always something in his eyes whenever he looked at me. A negativity. And then I saw him with Sierra.”

He cocked his head at the side. “Who?”